Susan Braudy claims that Michael Douglas sexually harassed her when she worked for his production company in the 1980s. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Weeks after Michael Douglas denied allegations of sexual misconduct that weren't yet public, journalist and author Susan Braudy came forward with her claims.

Braudy, who allegedly ran the New York office of Douglas' Stonebridge Productions in the 1980s, told the Hollywood Reporter that the actor used "near-constant profane and sexually charged dialogue," as well as demeaning comments about her look and use of "a crude word for female genitalia" on her first day of work.

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The writer also claims that Douglas masturbated in front of her during a one-on-one meeting in his New York apartment.

"Michael unzipped his chinos and I registered something amiss. Still complimenting my additions to our E.T. imitation, his voice lowered at least half an octave," she told the Hollywood Reporter.

"I peered at him and saw he'd inserted both hands into his unzipped pants. I realized to my horror that he was rubbing his private parts. Within seconds his voice cracked and it appeared to me he'd had an orgasm."

In another instance, Braudy claims, a screenwriter asked if he could bring his daughter into the office.

On Jan. 9, Douglas issued a denial of the allegations, which had not yet been made publicly.

"I will fess up to colorful language, but the issue of masturbating in front of her? That rung is something I've only heard about the last year. It's not an expression that related to the '80s. So I thought it stunk," he told Deadline.

"And I tried to figure out, why the hell would somebody do this? The part that hurt the worst is having to share something like this to your wife and your children. My kids are really upset, has to go to school worrying this is going to be in some article about me, being a sexual harasser. They're scared and very uncomfortable."

In another statement after Braudy's allegations, Douglas denied the claims to the Hollywood Reporter.

"At no time then did she express or display even the slightest feeling of discomfort working in our environment, or with me personally. That is because at no time, and under no circumstance, did I behave inappropriately toward her," he said.